Saw-set.



M. C. BOWLING.

SAW SET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 24, 1913.

Patented July 25, 1916.

WITNESSES INVENTOH W flo wza izf A TTORNEY MOSES C. BOWLING, OF KENNEY,ILLINOIS.

SAW-SET.

Application filedJuly 24, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Moses C. DOWLING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kenney, in the county of Dewitt and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Saw-Sets, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in saw sets and has for itsobject to provide a simple, inexpensive, and highl eflicient device ofthis character designed the operation of setting a saw.

With the above and other objects in view my invention consists in'thecombination, arrangement, and details of construction disclosed in thedrawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similarparts throughout the respective views, Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a fragmentaldetail view thereof, partly in section, and Fig. 1 is another fragmentaldetail View thereof, partly in section.

Referring to the drawings which are merely illustrative of my invention,1 designates the body of the tool which is of suitable length beingformed at one end with an oblique slot 2 which is straddled by a band orstrap 3 made of steel, said strap having openings 4 registering withsaid slot through which passes a wooden peg '5, the function of which isto protect the teeth of the saw when being set. A coil spring 6 bearsagainst the edge of member 1, being wound about a peg projecting throughsaid strap and having a steel screw 8 projecting through member 1 intoslot 2 so as to bear down upon the wooden peg 5. The function of the peg7 is to adjust the distance in setting the tooth.

The steel thumb screw 9 passes through the member 1 in back of the anvill0 and serves to adjust the amount of set put in the tooth, in anobvious manner. The drag gauge, useful in a device of this kind is amember composed of the slotted partv 11 and the right angular part 12which is Specification of'Letters Patent.

to facilitate.

Patented July 25, 1916.

Serial No. 780,951.

formed with a recess 18, through which projects a set screw 14 arrangedto hold said gauge in adjusted position. The part 12 is fastened to theside of member 1, and the slotted part 11 will preferably be made ofsteel and considerably hardened so that a file moving thereover will notcut it. This gauge is adjustably mounted by means of set screw 14. 'Thisdrag gauge and a member 15 mounted in countersunk relation upon member1, form together the file holder with which 7 devices of this characterare usually equipped. This member 15 has an elongated slot 16 throughwhich passes a set screw 17 by means of which it may be held in adjustedposition, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The wooden peg 18 screwsinto a lug 19 formed at one side of member 1 and it assists in holdingthe file in place, when the saw is being jointed.

Having described the details of construction and the functions of thevarious parts I proceed to set forth in the following claims the novelfeatures of my invention.

I claim 1. In a device of the character described in combination anelongated body, said body having an oblique slot at one end, a strapstraddling said slot, a peg passing through said strap and said slot, aspring bearing on said body and a screw member passing through the topof said strap, through said spring and into the slot, said screw memberbearing against said first-named peg.

2. In a device of the kind described, in combination, an elongatedmember, said member having an inclined slot at one end, a wooden pegmounted in said slot, means for adjustably holding said peg in said.

slot, and a screw-bolt passing through said elongated member at the rearof and at right angles relatively to said wooden peg.

3. The described device consisting of a,

body having an oblique slot therein, a strap straddling said body andcarrying a peg movable within said slot.

4. The described device consisting of a body having an oblique slottherein, a strap straddling said body and carrying a peg movable Withinsaid slot, said strap having parallel ends With elongated openingstherenormally holding said peg toward the inner in in Which said peg ismounted. end of said slot. 10 5. The described device consisting of a Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature body having an oblique slottherein, a strap in presence of tWo Witnesses.

straddling said body and carrying a peg MOSES C. DOWLING. movable Withinsaid slot, said strap having Witnesses:

parallel ends With elongated openings there- W. W. JOHNSTON,

in in which said peg is mounted means for THos. A. GnssNnR,

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